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note: US$1 ~ Nigerian Naira 132.85 --- Sharia: Over N250m Liquor Destroyed >From Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi, This Day (Nigeria) 02.10.2005 http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=9115 As part of efforts to ensure strict compliance to Sharia Law , Bauchi State Sharia Commission, has destroyed alcoholic beverages worth over N250 million and demolished the popular liquor brewing and consumption centre in Moroko. Acting Chairman of the Commission, Ustaz Muham-mad Babangida Muhammad, who disclosed this in Bauchi yesterday while reviewing activities of the Commission, said it is committed to strict compliance with the Sharia Legal System, adopted over four years ago. According to him, about 25 people have been arrested and charged to court for anti-sharia activities during the year under review, adding that the reconciliation committee of the Commission also received 250 cases of complaints involving couples and other people, and treated them accordingly. He reminded non muslims that Sharia was meant for Muslims only, and therefore should have nothing to fear over its execution. Muhammad said the Commission has distributed over N1 million as Zakat in Bauchi metropolis, adding that the Zakat Committees of the remaining 19 Local Government Councils have also distributed money, animals and farm produce worth several thousands of naira as Zakat during the year under review. He, however, expressed displeasure over the lukewarm attitude of some wealthy Muslims towards the payment of Zakat, and therefore called for a change of attitude. http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=9115 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
